Media Contact: Laura Pepper Carina Technology, Inc ... - HD Supply

HD Supply Utilities will distribute the full Energy Intelligence solution to utilities, including theUMD solution, WISE solution for real-time demand response and FlexPay solution forprepaid energy. Additionally, the Company will work closely with Carina to provide projectmanagement, installation services, technical support and customer care.“First and foremost, Carina Technology is an IT-focused energy management servicescompany,” said Mike Smalley, chief operating officer and vice president of businessdevelopment, Carina Technology. “The value we provide to utilities and their consumers isenhanced through the immediate and long-term benefits of scalable broadband versus limitedand outdated traditional metering solutions. Carina focuses on providing immediatedeployment, immediate performance feedback and immediate payback — months instead ofyears, while helping the utility to be prepared for future smart grid applications.”Smalley continues, “we selected HD Supply Utilities as our partner because of our shared visionof how the utility industry is migrating toward broadband-enabled solutions. We operate outsideof the box and need a partner that recognizes and supports our innovative position. This sharedvision, and HD Supply Utilities’ strength, stability, extensive distribution network and provenrelationship-based sales made them a clear choice.”“We believe Carina Technology’s Energy Intelligence solution is the future of any integratedAMR/AMI system. It is based on an industry-true IP standard, integrates advancedcommunications systems and is highly scalable to handle a utility’s complex, advanced billingand metering applications required by the smart grid,” explained Geff Smith, vice president,Automation, HD Supply Utilities. “We are delighted to welcome Carina Technology as a newpartner to expand and strengthen our full solution suite of smart grid technology solutions.”About HD Supply UtilitiesAs North America’s largest electric utilities distributor, HD Supply Utilities(www.hdsupply.com/utilities) is a business of HD Supply (www.hdsupply.com), a leadingwholesale distribution company, providing a broad range of products and services toprofessional customers in the infrastructure & energy, maintenance, repair & improvement andspecialty construction markets. With a diverse portfolio of market-leading businesses, HDSupply is one of the largest diversified wholesale distributors in North America, withapproximately 900 locations.About Carina TechnologyCarina Technology, Inc. is an information technology firm that provides Energy Intelligence(EI ) Solutions primarily to the U.S. utility and energy industries. Carina enables energyproviders to manage operations more efficiently and create new revenue streams through realtimehardware and software applications such as interactive GIS, Energy Data Management,prepaid energy, remote meter reading, demand response, and power quality management.EI is centralized and designed to fully collect, store, and interpret energy data to provideinteractive visibility for grid management. To maximize interoperability and speed deployment,EI utilizes open standards, integration into multiple utility operating systems over a variety ofcommunications infrastructures, and database-driven architecture. Carina also specializes inbuilding and integrating custom software interfaces to existing CIS, GIS, and OMS systems.Learn more about Carina at www.carinatek.com .###